The highest inflation rate in May against April, recorded in Sevastopol - 1.4%, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea - 1.1%, and the Odessa region - 1,1%, in Vinnitsa. was deflation - 0,2%. This was reported on the official website of the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine.

According to Goskomstat, the beginning of the year (May 2009 to December 2008), consumer prices rose the most in the Crimea - 8,9%, Odessa region - 8,7%, Sevastopol and the Donetsk region - 8,6% . Lowest prices rose in Kiev - 5.7% and Volyn - 5.5% areas.

leaders rising prices for food and soft drinks were Sevastopol in May - 1.6% (from the beginning of the year growth of 9,8%), Crimea - 1% (9.5%) and the Odessa Oblast - 0.8 % (9.2%). In seven regions of Ukraine (Vinnitsa, Volyn, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytsky) in May against April, recorded decline in food prices by an average of 0.4%.
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco went up in most of Ternopil and Chernivtsi regions - 6,6% (16,5%) and 6,3% (13,4%), respectively, as well as in Sevastopol - 6,1% (18,3 %), less in Donetsk - 1,3% (12,8%) and Vinnytska - 1,1% (12,8%) regions.

Prices for clothing and shoes in May, most grew up in Kiev and Rivne region - 0,7% (growth of 5% and 3.7%). In Crimea, Vinnytsia, and Kherson regions in May against April, prices for clothing and footwear fell by an average of 0.4%.
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels in May, TG By April most went to the Crimea - 2.2% (4.9%) and Poltava region - 1,6% (4,8%). In the ten regions of Ukraine in May against April, there was decline in prices by an average of 0.2%.

prices for household items, household equipment and routine maintenance of housing in May, TG By April most have grown up in Volynskaya - 1,1% (11,6%) and Lviv - 0,8% (10,5%) regions, while in six regions of Ukraine the prices have fallen by an average of 0.3%.

leaders rising prices for health services in May became Odessa - 4,2% (26,5%) and Donetsk - 2,4% (23,9%) regions. In seven regions of the country witnessed a decline in prices by an average of 0.6%, most in the Sumy region - at 2.2% (from the beginning of the year increased by 15,1%).

Prices for transport in May against April, most grew up in Kharkov - 3.6% (22.1%), Donetsk - 2.7% (13%) and Kirovograd - 2.3% (10.4%) areas, less in Ivano-Frankivsk - 0.2% (from the beginning of the year grew by 8,7%), Lvov - 0.3% (increased by 8.1%) and Rivne - 0.3% (increased by 8 , 9%).
Prices for telecommunications services in May against April, grew up mostly in Kiev - 2.6% (3.5%), Dnipropetrovsk - 2.5% (3.1%) and Odessa - 2,3% (3,6%) areas, less in Sevastopol - 0,9% (2,9%).

Prices in recreation and culture increased the most in the Ternopil region - 1,4% (7,4%). At the same time in the 15 regions of Ukraine in May against April, recorded decline in prices in this area.

Cost of Education in May to April has increased mainly in Dnepropetrovsk - 0.5% (1.2%), and Kharkov - 0.6% (1.1%) areas in Cherkassy fell by 0.1% (from the beginning of the year grew by 3.4%).

Fees restaurants and hotels in the May to April rose the most in the Volyn Oblast - 1.2% (7%) and the Crimea - 1.8% (6.6%). In restaurants and hotels Rivne, Khmelnytsky, Zhytomyr regions, and prices in May against April, fell by 0.9%, 0.2% and 0.3% respectively.

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